DJ Barbara Butch on carrying Paralympic torch amid Olympics backlash: ‘As queer people we’ll never go back in the closet’

Barbara Butch (IMage: Instagram/Barbara Butch)

French DJ Barbara Butch carried the Paralympic torch on Sunday evening, standing against a wave of online abuse she’s endured since her appearance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Barbara was one of nearly 1,000 torch bearers participating in the Paralympic torch relay across France ahead of the Games’ opening on Wednesday.

Speaking to Attitude, the activist and Attitude Pride Awards recipient said: “I wanted to let the world know that as queer people we will never go back in the closet. We will not let anyone harrass us again. We have the right to be visible.”

She added: “It was important for me to also represent differently-able people to tell the world that we all have to work together to be more inclusive.”

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